eSN Today: Bush vetoes education spending bill

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Top News ... Bush vetoes education spending bill Escalating his budget battle with a Democratic Congress, President Bush on Nov. 13 vetoed a spending measure for labor, health, and education programs that would have provided $63.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Education, a 5 percent increase over 2007 spending and 8 percent more than Bush had sought. Included in the budget bill was $271 million in funding for educational technology, as... | Full Story Around the Web ... U.S. students trail world leaders in math, science Eighth-graders in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia trail their counterparts in Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan in math, and they lag behind Singapore and Taiwan... | Full Story Laptop project starts 'buy one, get one' initiative The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative on Nov. 12 kicked off its short-term "give one, get one" project that will send one computer to the purchaser and a second to a child in a developing... | Full Story Online college accountability system launched A new way for students and their families to compare colleges—and for legislators and others to evaluate them—was unveiled Nov. 11 with the start of a campaign to get institutions to sign up to... | Full Story   Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards... Is your superintendent tech-savvy? Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use? If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/surveys/editorial But hurry! Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30. More from eSchool News Online ... State leaders convene to discuss ed tech Keeping kids safe on the internet and allowing them to learn and explore online don't have to be mutually exclusive goals: That was one of the key messages delivered to state educational... | Full Story Google's book scanning faces competition Already facing a legal challenge for alleged copyright infringement, Google Inc.'s crusade to build a massive digital library is encountering stiff competition from an alternative project that... | Full Story Bush ed-tech firm under fire In the latest twist to a storyline that has surfaced previously during the presidency of George W. Bush, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) inspector general says he will review... | Full Story School laptop program begets writing gains Maine's pioneering program to give every middle school student a laptop computer is leading to better writing, according to a new study. Despite creating a language all their own using... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Bethel University deploys Enterasys NAC | Read the full announcement OnCourse Systems for Education launches web-based student information system (SIS) | Read the full announcement Johnson Controls invites students to develop creative energy projects | Read the full announcement Vision classroom management software allows teachers to spend more time on instruction | Read the full announcement Pearson delivers Georgia paraprofessional assessment via internet-based test | Read the full announcement Scopus custom data fuels world rankings | Read the full announcement	November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... Visit us online at http://www.eschoolnews.com every day for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology. Get a video recap of November's top news with "TechWatch." 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